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Barcelona fans relieved after Messi says he will stay
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona fans breathed a collective sigh of relief a day after Lionel Messi said he would wait a year in his desire to seek success elsewhere. Argentine great Messi announced Frida...
Sep 05, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:56 a.m. EDT on Sept. 5, 2020: There are 131,293 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,117 confirmed (including 5,767 deaths, 55,724 ...
Sep 05, 2020
Slow music: Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece
HALBERSTADT, Germany - Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening Saturday at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 y...
Sep 05, 2020
Canada's Stanley Cup drought continues for at least another year after Canucks loss
The Stanley Cup will head south of the border yet again later this year. The final Canadian team in the Stanley Cup playoffs was eliminated on Friday night when the Vancouver Canucks lost 3-0 to ...
Sep 05, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver 3-0, knock Canucks out of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Shea Thedore scored late in the third period to break a scoreless tie and lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night, eli...
Sep 05, 2020
Feds pushed to abandon trade talks with Brazil over Amazon deforestation
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest. New data from Brazil's own space agency show...
Sep 05, 2020
Harris' mostly virtual campaign to get Wisconsin road test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kamala Harris told a friendly crowd of Hollywood donors on Thursday they'd be surprised by how many states she's visiting daily, if only virtually. Earlier in the week, she'd camp...
Sep 05, 2020
Quarantine a small price to pay for Australian in Venice
VENICE, Italy - Roderick MacKay had to get government approval to leave Australia, spent two weeks in preventive coronavirus quarantine in Rome and will be locked up in a hotel back in Australia for a...
Sep 05, 2020
Feds pushed to abandon trade talks with Brazil over Amazon deforestation
OTTAWA - The federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest. New data from Brazil's own space agency show...
Sep 05, 2020
First of two advance polls today in New Brunswick's provincial election
FREDERICTON - Voters in New Brunswick head to the polls today in the first of two advance polling days for the Sept. 14 provincial election. There are also advance polls on Tuesday, but Elections...
Sep 05, 2020